90 years in Ham Radio

[N4ESS]

Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA)


For Immediate Release:

August 31, 2015


For more information contact:

Charles Tropp, N2SO
charlestropp at yahoo.com

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Hamming, it up for 90 Years!
Charles "Charlie" Hellman W2RP Licensed since 1925 Presented with Historic
90th Anniversary Award Hastings-on-Hudson, NY (August 31, 2015) Today, the
Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc. (QCWA), an international
organization of amateur ('ham') radio operators---presented a 90 Year
Continuous Licensed Certificate Award (Serial #1) to Charles 'Charlie'
Hellman W2RP. Mr. Hellman is 105 years of age and one of the oldest living
amateur radio operators in the United States. Charlie was licensed in 1925
as a 15 year-old, and joined QCWA in 1975 and is also a member of local QCWA
Chapter 181 (Hudson Valley).

http://www.qcwa.org/w2rp-4.jpg

 

On hand to present the certificate, and represent QCWA President Ken Oelke
VE6AFO and the membership were: Treasurer Charles Tropp N2SO, Directors
Carole Perry WB2MGP and Pete Varounis NL7XM; along with QCWA Chapter 181
Secretary Mike Sturm, KA2E. Also on hand for the ceremony was Don Finkel,
WA2OQM (a friend of Charlie's). The certificate reads: "The Quarter Century
Wireless Association presents this 90th Anniversary Award to its
Distinguished Member Charles 'Charlie' Hellman, W2RP to commemorate Ninety
Years of Service as a licensed Radio Amateur".

http://www.qcwa.org/w2rp-2.jpg
Don, WA2OQM; Charles, N2SO; Pete, NL7XM, Charlie, W2RP(seated) and Carole,
WB2MGP
Mike, KA2E was the photographer for the event, his bio w/picture is at KA2E
<http://www.qcwa.org/ka2e-29125.htm> 

 

In addition to the certificate, Charlie was also presented with a letter
from QCWA president Ken Oelke VE6AFO which reads in part "I would also like
to say how proud I am that you have kept active for these many years, and to
proudly celebrate what many will not be able to achieve in their entire
lifetime. Congratulations to you on 90 years as a licensed radio amateur,
and may you enjoy many more in amateur radio!"

The information pertaining to Charlie was discovered when the QCWA
webmaster, Bob Roske NØUF, was updating member files and discovered that
Charlie was still living in New York and was certainly the oldest living
member of QCWA. In recognition of his achievement the QCWA Board of
Directors quickly voted to award Charlie the 90 year certificate, a first
for the organization. 

 

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